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Kylix (Lip Cup) with Panther and Inscription

Black-figure 2700 · Kylix · mid 6th century BCE (Archaic)

The tondo on the interior of this small kylix bears a panther crouched in profile, head turned to the back and tail twisting above its hindquarters. On the exterior are the remains of a palmette and the repeated inscription naming Xenokles as potter. One handle is missing.For the latest information about this object, Kylix (Lip Cup) with Panther and Inscription, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.

Inscription

[Inscription, Greek] XΣΕΝΟΚΛΕΣ [ΕΠΟΙΕ]ΣΕΝ and [XΣΕ]ΝΟΚΛΕΣ ΕΠΟΙΕ[ΣΕΝ]; [Translation] Xenokles made (this).

Shape

Kylix

Technique

Black-figure

Date

mid 6th century BCE (Archaic)

Culture

Greek

Painter

2700